BUSINESSES OF THE FIRST TOWN SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER

Last week I wrote a brief history of the first Town Square Shopping Center that opened in 1971 on the southwest corner of the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle Roads. The center stayed in business until 1995 when it was purchased by the Village of Schaumburg. During those 24 years of operation, many businesses came and went. Below is a list of some of those establishments that occupied the low-slung, one-story, rustic mall that started operations just as the area was really taking off.

All American Army Surplus

Always Andrea

Anna Marie Dance Studios

The Art Mart

Beverly’s Shop

The Big Banjo (a restaurant that served pizza, ribs and chicken)

Bolger Realtors (?)

Calabrese Pizza

The Candy Barrel (a specialty shop fondly remembered by many of those who grew up in the area)

Chez de Noux Coiffures (hair salon)

Coins C. Stamps

Design III Interiors

Farmers Insurance

Fenton’s Window Fashions

Geronimo Birnbottom (jeans and tops)

Green Apple (dress and jeans shop)

Homefinders (realtor)

Musacci’s Pizzeria

Norge Town Cleaners

Northwest Uniforms

Nosh Nook

Paddock Restaurant

Pizza Amore

Radio Schack

Ray’s Heating & Plumbing

Red Carpet Realtors

ReMax Realtors

Reno’s Upholstery

Resource (Fashions for women)

Schaumburg Auto Parts

Silver Reef (baseball cards)

The Stop (a restaurant that is often mentioned and must beloved by those who enjoyed its hotdogs, hamburgers and other sandwiches)

Town Square Electrologists

Town Square Grog Shop (probably one of the most popular tenants of the shopping center and, certainly, the most visible from Roselle Road)

Town Square Hairstylists

Town Square Pharmacy (a long-time drug store owned and operated from 1971 until 1985 by Cliff Skarr who was also president of the Olde Schaumburg Center Commission)

Triangle Pet Center

V.F.W. Post 2202

Village Gate Realtors

This is a list of some of the tenants of the Medical Building that was at the west end of the shopping portion of Town Square–and not the separate building that came later. This building contained six medical offices.

Dr. Lewis Hirsch—general dentist

Dr. Alberto Armas–pediatrician

Dr. Bruce Peterson–optometrist

Dr. Phillip La Spina—internal medicine

Mr. Joseph Bruns–physical therapy

Dr. Daniel Uditsky–general dentist

Dr. Emanuel Uditsky–general dentist (father of Daniel)

If you know of any others that I’ve missed, please send in your comments. It’s nice to have as complete a list as possible. Next week, the story of the Grog Shop and its origins!

Jane Rozek
Local History Librarian
Schaumburg Township District Library

Thank you to Dr. Daniel Uditsky for sharing the information on the Medical Building.

Dr. Heyward my orthodontist was in Town Square. We lived in The Highlands ’63 – ’14. I went to Frost JH – class of 73 and when I had an ortho appt, my school bus driver, Pat – bus #4 (why do I remember that?) would let me out on Roselle Road. Then I would take a cab home after the appointment. Can you imagine any parent allowing their 12 y.o. doing that now? I bought my first “expensive” grown up outfit for work at the Green Apple. I would get lunch at the The Stop from time to time when I worked across the street at Suburban Bank of Hoffman-Schaumburg.

Thank you for the additional details about Town Square. It is difficult to imagine 12 year-olds moving around Schaumburg Township like that today–or a school bus dropping you off on Roselle Road at an unscheduled stop. Pretty amazing how times have changed!

I know The Stop was quite the popular place. Many employees at the library stopped by for lunch too!

Jane Rozek
Local History Librarian
Schaumburg Township District Library